Universal storage system for office tools

Abstract

A universal storage system that includes a magnetic holding means and a universal storage device. The magnetic holding means is applied to or incorporated into an office stamp, tool, or other article, which is then stored on the universal storage device. The universal storage device includes a mounting surface of magnetically attractive material and securely holds the office stamp, tool, etc. in place, yet readily releases it when it is needed. The magnetic holding means is well-suited for mounting all types of conventional self-inking, flash inked, pre-inked, as well as wood-handled stamps, of any size, weight and shape, as well as other office and household articles and tools.

1. A desk-mount storage system for office tools, said system comprising: a storage means having a magnetically attractive surface and further having a magnetically mountable office tool comprising an office tool having an outer surface constructed at least in part of a plastic material;
 said office tool including a rare-earth-element magnet with holding power to support a load of at least eight ounces on a vertical surface, said rare-earth-element magnet having an outer surface constructed at least in part of a metallic material; and 
 said office tool including an adhesive means for attaching said magnet to said office tool, said adhesive means being suitably adapted to provide a permanent bond simultaneously to both a metallic surface and to a plastic surface, said adhesive means comprising a double-coated acrylic foam tape having a first side and a second side, said tape carrying two dissimilar adhesives, with the adhesive for bonding the first side of the tape to the metallic outer surface of the magnet being a high surface energy acrylic adhesive designed to adhere to metal surfaces, and the adhesive for bonding the second side of the tape to the plastic outer surface of the office tool being a medium surface energy acrylic adhesive designed to adhere to plastic materials, with the adhesive means forming a stable long-term bond between the magnet and the office tool that is able to withstand continuous shear stress over time without failure, and with the double-coated acrylic foam tape being suitably adapted to conform to irregular shapes and curved contours. 
 
   
   
     2. A wall-mount storage system for office tools, said system comprising: a wall-mountable storage strip comprising a magnetically attractive surface, and said office tool of  claim 1 , wherein said storage strip is adaptable for mounting on a wall. 
   
   
     3. A storage rack for holding magnetic items, said storage rack comprising a base, a storage panel, and an anti-slip means; wherein said storage panel is a substantially flat panel having a magnetically attractive surface, wherein said storage panel is fixedly attached to said base and extends upward from said base at an angle between 45 degrees and 90 degrees, and wherein said anti-slip means is provided on a bottom surface of said base; wherein said magnetic items are one or more of said office tool of  claim 1 . 
   
   
     4. The storage rack of  claim 3 , wherein
 said base and said flat panel are constructed as a single piece of acrylic material, 
 said anti-slip means is a double-sided adhesive means that is attached to said bottom surface of said base, 
 with a first side of said adhesive means bonding with an underside of said base and a second side of said adhesive means being releasably adherable to a flat surface. 
 
   
   
     5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein said storage means is a desk mount holder having a base and an upwardly extending storage panel. 
   
   
     6. The system of  claim 5 , wherein said storage panel has a first side and a second side with said magnetically attractive surface applied to said first side and to said second side. 
   
   
     7. The system of  claim 5 , wherein said storage panel includes multiple storage panels. 
   
   
     8. The system of  claim 5 , wherein said storage panel is rotatably mounted on said base. 
   
   
     9. The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a wall-mounting means for mounting said storage strip on a wall. 
   
   
     10. The system of  claim 9 , wherein said wall is a fabric wall and said wall-mounting means is a fastener that releasably mounts said storage strip on said fabric wall. 
   
   
     11. The storage rack of  claim 3 , wherein said base and said flat panel are constructed as a single piece of acrylic material. 
   
   
     12. The storage rack of  claim 11 , wherein said anti-slip means is a double-sided adhesive means that is attached to said bottom surface of said base, a first side of said adhesive means bonding with an underside of said base and a second side of said adhesive means being releasably adherable to a flat surface. 
   
   
     13. The magnetically mountable office tool of  claim 1 , wherein said rare-earth-element magnet is a nickel-coated neodymium-iron-boron magnet with an energy product of at least 25 BH.